QUODDY HEAD STATE PARK, MAINE

The closest U.S. state to Africa is Maine. Specifically, the closest point is a peninsula called Quoddy Head. Its lighthouse is at the easternmost point of the contiguous U.S., about 3,153 miles from El Beddouza, Morocco. Cape Bojador, Western Sahara is a close second.

Course/Circle #	Point #	Point/Center Latitude	Point/Center Longitude	Distance/Radius	Total Distance /Circumference
1	0	44 48 23 N	066 57 46 W
1	1	32 31 51 N	009 16 41 W	3153	3153
2		44 48 23 N	066 57 46 W	3153	17778
3		32 32 51 N	009 16 41 W	3153	17778
4	0	44 48 23 N	066 57 46 W
4	1	26 15 41 N	014 24 02 W	3154	3154

OUR LADY OF PEACE BASICILA - WORLD'S TALLEST DOMED CHURCH AND TALLEST ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE WORLD

Our Lady of Peace Basilica (Roman Catholic) in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast is the world’s tallest domed church, and the tallest Roman Catholic church in the world. It was completed in 1989 and is 518 feet tall.

OUR LADY OF PEACE BASICILA IN YAMOUSSOUKRO, IVORY COAST

CONGO RIVER - WORLD'S DEEPEST RIVER

The Congo River is the world’s deepest recorded river, with measured depths in excess of 720 feet. The Congo River is also the only river in the world to cross the equator twice.